Dental Gold Selling Questions — Answered by an Expert

Yes — the entire process is handled by mail. You never need to travel to a buyer, visit a lab, or go to a pawn shop. Request a free prepaid kit online, pack your dental gold using the provided materials, and drop it at any USPS location. Everything after that — assay, written report, offer, and payment — is handled remotely.

Once your shipment arrives, it is logged, weighed, and assigned a batch ID. Your material is then fully melted into a homogeneous sample and chemically assayed to determine the precise percentage of gold, palladium, platinum, and silver present. A written assay report is prepared showing gross weight, metal percentages, spot prices used, and the complete offer calculation. You are contacted with the offer and the report. You then choose to accept payment or contact us with any questions.

If you decline the offer for any reason — the number was lower than expected, you want a second opinion, or you simply changed your mind — contact us directly. The assay is free, the kit is free, and your material is returned at no cost if you decline.

Total time from shipping to payment is typically 3–7 business days depending on transit time. Once your material arrives at our facility, the assay is completed within 24–72 hours. Once you accept the offer, payment is issued same-day or within 24 hours.

No preparation is required. Do not clean your material, remove porcelain from PFM crowns, separate alloy types, or sort by color. Send everything as-is. Our team handles all processing and separation. Porcelain burns off during the melt and does not affect the precious metal analysis.

Yes — and this is one of the most important things to know before you discard anything. White and silver crowns frequently contain palladium or platinum, both of which are valuable precious metals. Palladium has traded above gold per ounce at various points in recent years. A crown that looks worthless can contain $50–$250+ in recoverable precious metals once assayed. Never discard white or silver dental metal without getting it evaluated first.

Yes. You do not need to remove crowns from extracted teeth, clean porcelain from PFM crowns, or separate any attached material. Our processing handles all separation and preparation. Send your material exactly as it is.

Yes. If you've received dental gold through an estate, inheritance, or as a family member's property, you can sell it through our process without issue. There are no legal restrictions on selling dental scrap in the United States, and we handle every transaction with discretion and respect.

No. There is no minimum quantity. A single crown is worth evaluating — it can be worth $50–$200 or more. The shipping kit is free, the assay is free, and your material is returned at no cost if you decline. There is no downside to submitting even one piece.

Payout depends on four variables: the total weight of your material, the precise alloy composition revealed by the assay, the current spot prices for gold, palladium, platinum, and silver on the day of processing, and our processing fee. A single gold crown is typically worth $50–$200+, a 3–4 unit gold bridge is typically worth $150–$600+, and a mixed bag of scrap can range from $50 to $500 or more. White or silver crowns containing palladium can be worth $30–$250+.

All material is fully melted into a homogeneous sample, then chemically assayed to determine the exact percentage of each precious metal — gold, palladium, platinum, and silver. Those percentages are converted to troy ounce weights and multiplied by the live market spot price on the day of processing. The sum minus our processing fee is your offer. You receive a written report showing every step. Standards are aligned with those maintained by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA).

We use the live market spot price for each precious metal on the day your assay is completed. The spot prices used are disclosed in your written assay report so you can verify them independently. Live prices are published in real time at Kitco and tracked by the World Gold Council.

Once you accept our offer, payment is issued same-day or within 24 hours. Payment methods include check, ACH direct deposit, or wire transfer. You choose your preferred method when you accept.

In almost every case, yes — and significantly so. Pawn shops and most local buyers do not perform a full melt-and-assay. They estimate by appearance, meaning palladium and platinum in white or silver pieces goes entirely unrecognized and unpaid. A palladium-heavy bridge worth $200 at a specialist may be offered $20–$40 at a pawn shop. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sets the measurement standards that govern accurate precious metal weighing — standards pawn shops do not follow.

We send you a prepaid, fully insured shipping envelope with packing materials and step-by-step instructions. Pack your material, seal the envelope, and drop it at any USPS location. Your shipment is tracked from drop-off through delivery at our processing facility. You'll receive a confirmation once your package arrives and is logged.

Your shipment is fully insured from the moment you drop it at USPS through final delivery. If your package were lost or damaged in transit, you are covered by the insurance included with the kit. We take on the risk of transit, not you.

Yes. Dental Gold Experts accepts submissions from all 50 states. Wherever you are in the United States, the process is identical and the evaluation standards are the same.

Yes. There are no legal restrictions on selling extracted dental gold in the United States for either dentists or patients. Dental scrap is treated like any other precious metal scrap and is fully legal to sell nationwide.

Yes. Dental Gold Experts serves both individual patients and dental practices. There is no separate pricing tier for practices, no different process, and no minimum batch size. A practice submitting its first batch receives the same full melt-and-assay, written report, and same-day payment as any individual seller.

A small labeled container — a jar, zip bag, or dedicated tray — kept in the operatory or lab is all that's needed. Drop extracted crowns, removed restorations, and any lab scrap into the container after each procedure. When it's time to submit, request a free kit and pack the full container. No sorting, no cleaning, no preparation required.

A general practice extracting or replacing just two gold crowns per month — at a conservative $80 per crown — recovers $1,920 per year. Practices with higher volume, more crown-and-bridge work, or older patient demographics often recover significantly more. As Dental Economics has documented, practices that systematize scrap recovery consistently outperform those that treat it informally.

Yes. The Dental Gold Referral Program pays a $250 finder's fee for each dentist or dental lab you refer who completes two scrap submissions. Open to lab technicians, office managers, supply reps, consultants, and any dental professional with connections in the industry. No cap on referrals.

Yes. Dental gold received through an estate or as part of a family member's belongings can be sold through our standard process. There are no legal barriers, and we handle every transaction with discretion and professionalism.

Send it in. The assay is free, and the only way to know for certain is through a professional melt-and-assay. Color, age, and appearance are not reliable indicators of precious metal content. White material may contain palladium. Old material is more likely to be high-noble. There is no cost for the evaluation.

We can only purchase dental material that has already been extracted or removed from the mouth. If you're considering having a gold crown removed in order to sell it, discuss the decision with your dentist first — removing a functional restoration carries clinical implications that should be weighed independently of the scrap value.

Currently, Dental Gold Experts accepts submissions from within the United States only. Our prepaid shipping kits are designed for domestic USPS shipping. If you are located outside the US, please contact us directly to discuss options.

PFM (porcelain-fused-to-metal) crowns have a metal substructure beneath the porcelain that frequently contains high-noble or noble alloys with real precious metal value. Send PFM crowns as-is — do not attempt to remove the porcelain. It burns off completely during the melt and does not interfere with the precious metal analysis.